Charlie Boy

And I found her there beneath that willow tree
 And I said, "Oh my darling, won't you come with me?"
 And she said, "No, Charlie boy, I can't go with you
 I'm pledged to another by mother
 Though our love ain't true"
 He said, "What if I took your hand
 And I led you 'cross the sea?
 Then would you forget 'bout him?
 Would you marry me?"
 And she said, "No, Charlie boy, that just cannot be
 If you flee across the ocean blue
 You'll shame my family"
 He said, "What if I took a knife
 And I put it in his chest?
 Then would you believe me darlin'
 That I love you best?"
 And she said, "No, Charlie boy, that jus' wouldn't do
 If you put a knife in his chest
 The law'll be after you"
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 So I see her standing up there in a white lace dress
 And the priest cries out, "Does anyone protest?"
 And they said, "No, Charlie boy, sit back in your pew
 She's marrying another man
 There's nothing you can do"
 And I guess I couldn't take it
 And I just saw red
 And I pulled my pistol off my hip
 And I shot him in the head
 And they said, "No, Charlie boy
 What the hell'd you do?
 You killed him on his wedding night
 The hangman'll have you soon"
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 So I'm rotting here in this city cell
 And by tomorrow morning I'll be wasting in hell
 And they said, "Oh, Charlie boy
 Look how far you've fell
 She never even loved you, and now she never will"